Dragonflies and Damselflies

04 April 2024

Komoka Provincial Park Ponds – Great Views of Wildlife

9:00 am – 10:30 am
Komoka Park (North Side), 22290 Komoka Rd
Midlesex Centre, Ontario Canada
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Wildlife is abundant in the ponds and adjacent wetland and open fields in Komoka Provincial Park – The Ponds. This location is separate from the one along the Thames River.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED – MEMBERS ONLY

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07 April 2024

Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area Birding

8:00 am – 3:00 pm

We will explore several ponds and trails in this natural area just north of Clinton.
MEMBERS ONLY – REGISTRATION REQUIRED

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12 April 2024

Members Night (Hybrid Meeting)

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
London Civic Garden Complex, 625 Springbank Drive
London, Ontario N6K 4T1 Canada
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Short presentations by members.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED – MEMBERS ONLY

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14 April 2024

Birding at the Coves

9:00 am – 11:00 am
The Coves, 1 Cove Road
London, Ontario Canada
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See robins, sparrows, goldfinches, woodpeckers, nuthatches, herons, ducks, chickadees, cardinals, and hawks.
MEMBERS ONLY – REGISTRATION REQUIRED

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17 April 2024

Meadowlily Woods ESA Birding

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Meadowlily, 25 Meadowlily Road South
London, Ontario N6M 1C2 Canada
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We will walk trails near the river to look for early spring migrants and wildflowers.
MEMBERS ONLY – REGISTRATION REQUIRED

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20 April 2024

Earthfest London 2024

11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Nature London will bee there! Full details at Earthfest’s website.

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22 April 2024

Earth Day Celebration: A Special Performance

7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
St. James Westminster Church, 115 Askin Street
London, Ontario Canada
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A very special presentation of the Mass for All Creatures by London composer Oliver Whitehead.

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24 April 2024

Kilally Meadows ESA

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Kilally ESA, 868 Windemere Road
London, Ontario N5X 1J9 Canada
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We will walk along the river and then on other trails to look for spring migrants and wildflowers. For those who’d like to stay until dusk, we will see if the American Woodcocks have returned to the area.
MEMBERS ONLY – REGISTRATION REQUIRED

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27 April 2024

Spring Species ID Workshop

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
London Public Library, Stoney Creek Branch, 920 Sunningdale Rd E
London, Ontario Canada
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – REGISTRATION REQUIRED
City Nature Challenge Spring Species Identification Workshop

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01 May 2024

Westminster Ponds ESA

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Westminster Ponds, 696 Wellington Road
London, Ontario Canada
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We will walk around Saunders Pond looking for migrating birds and spring plants. The area can be muddy. There are some hills.
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Counts

There may be one this summer on Pelee Island.

Where and When

Dragonflies and damselflies spend most of their lives in or close to water. They live only a few weeks in their adult form and may appear in large numbers around the same time. Males are most visible when they are ready to mate. They are vulnerable (and easy to photograph) when they are mating because they are locked together.

Toolkit

When compared to butterflies, it is much harder to take mobile phone photos. A camera that is good for bird photography will usually work very well.